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士师记 3:10

耶和華的靈臨到他身上,他就治理以色列人;他出去作戰,耶和華把亞蘭王古珊.利薩田交在他手中,他的能力就勝過了古珊.利薩田。

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Chushan-Rishathaim;   Holy Spirit;   Israel;   Judge;   Mesopotamia;   Othniel;   Scofield Reference Index - Holy Spirit;   Thompson Chain Reference - Power;   Spirit;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Judges, Extraordinary;   Judgments;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Abishua;   Chushan-Rishathaim;   Mesopotamia;   Othniel;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Caleb;   Holy spirit;   Judges, book of;   King;   Mesopotamia;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Holy Spirit;   Spirit;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Cushan;   Mesopotamia;   Othniel;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Achsah;   Judges;   Judges, the Book of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Government;   Holy Spirit;   Judges, Book of;   Othniel;   Spirit;   Spiritual Gifts;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Cushan-Rishathaim;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Judah;   Judges (1);   Levi;   Quarry;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Saviour (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Chushanrishathaim ;   Cushan ;   Mesopotamia ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chushan-rishathaim;   Mesopotamia;   Othniel;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Chu'shan-Rishatha'im;   Cu'shan;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Reign of the Judges;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Cushan-Rishathaim;   Holy Spirit;   Judah (2);   Judges, Book of:;   Judges, Period of;   Judgment, Last;   Othniel;   Spirit;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Aram-Naharaim;   Holy Spirit;   Inspiration;  

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
耶 和 华 的 灵 降 在 他 身 上 , 他 就 作 了 以 色 列 的 士 师 , 出 去 争 战 。 耶 和 华 将 米 所 波 大 米 王 古 珊 利 萨 田 交 在 他 手 中 , 他 便 胜 了 古 珊 利 萨 田 。

Contextual Overview

8 So the Lord was angry with Israel and allowed Cushan-Rishathaim king of Northwest Mesopotamia to rule over the Israelites for eight years. 9 When Israel cried to the Lord , the Lord sent someone to save them. Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, saved the Israelites. 10 The Spirit of the Lord entered Othniel, and he became Israel's judge. When he went to war, the Lord handed over to him Cushan-Rishathaim king of Northwest Mesopotamia. 11 So the land was at peace for forty years. Then Othniel son of Kenaz died.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the Spirit: Judges 6:34, Judges 11:29, Judges 13:25, Judges 14:6, Judges 14:19, Numbers 11:17, Numbers 27:18, 1 Samuel 10:6, 1 Samuel 11:6, 1 Samuel 16:13, 2 Chronicles 15:1, 2 Chronicles 20:14, Psalms 51:11, 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, Hebrews 6:4

came: Heb. was

Mesopotamia: Heb. Aram

Reciprocal: Judges 2:16 - the Lord Judges 7:9 - I have delivered Judges 11:32 - the Lord Judges 15:14 - the Spirit 1 Samuel 7:6 - judged 1 Samuel 7:15 - judged 2 Chronicles 15:4 - in their trouble Acts 13:20 - he gave

Cross-References

Genesis 2:25
The man and his wife were naked, but they were not ashamed.
Genesis 3:7
Then, it was as if their eyes were opened. They realized they were naked, so they sewed fig leaves together and made something to cover themselves.
Genesis 3:17
Then God said to the man, "You listened to what your wife said, and you ate fruit from the tree from which I commanded you not to eat. "So I will put a curse on the ground, and you will have to work very hard for your food. In pain you will eat its food all the days of your life.
Genesis 3:18
The ground will produce thorns and weeds for you, and you will eat the plants of the field.
Exodus 3:6
I am the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." Moses covered his face because he was afraid to look at God.
Exodus 32:25
Moses saw that the people were acting wildly. Aaron had let them get out of control and become fools in front of their enemies.
Job 23:15
That is why I am frightened of him; when I think of this, I am afraid of him.
Psalms 119:120
I shake in fear of you; I respect your laws.
Isaiah 33:14
The sinners in Jerusalem are afraid; those who are separated from God shake with fear. They say, "Can any of us live through this fire that destroys? Who can live near this fire that burns on and on?"
Isaiah 47:3
People will see your nakedness; they will see your shame. I will punish you; I will punish every one of you."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him,.... Moved him to engage in this work of delivering Israel, inspired him with courage, and filled him with every needful gift, qualifying him for it; the Targum interprets it the spirit of prophecy; it seems father to be the spirit of counsel and courage, of strength and fortitude of body and mind:

and he judged Israel; took upon him the office of a judge over them, and executed it; very probably the first work he set about was to reprove them for their sins, and convince them of them, and reform them from their idolatry, and restore among them the pure worship of God; and this he did first before he took up arms for them:

and he went out to war; raised an army, and went out at the head of them, to fight with their oppressor:

and the Lord delivered Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushanrishathaim; gave him the victory over him and his army, so that he fell into his hands, became his captive, and perhaps was slain by him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him - The phrase occurs frequently in this book and in the books of Samuel and Kings. It marks the special office of the Judges. They were saviors (Judges 3:9 margin; Nehemiah 9:27) called and directed by the Holy Spirit, who endued them with extraordinary wisdom, courage, and strength for the work which lay before them (compare Judges 6:34; Judges 11:29; Judges 13:25; Judges 14:6, Judges 14:19), and were in this respect types of Christ the “Judge of Israel” Micah 5:1, in whom “the Spirit of the Lord God” was “without measure” Isaiah 11:2; Isaiah 61:1; Matthew 12:18-21; Job 1:32; Acts 13:2.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 3:10. His hand prevailed — We are not told or what nature this war was, but it was most decisive; and the consequence was an undisturbed peace of forty years, during the whole life of Othniel. By the Spirit of the Lord coming upon him, the Chaldee understands the spirit of prophecy; others understand the spirit of fortitude and extraordinary courage, as opposed to the spirit of fear or faintness of heart; but as Othniel was judge, and had many offices to fulfil besides that of a general, he had need of the Spirit of God, in the proper sense of the word, to enable him to guide and govern this most refractory and fickle people; and his receiving it for these purposes, shows that the political state of the Jews was still a theocracy. No man attempted to do any thing in that state without the immediate inspiration of God, the pretension to which was always justified by the event.


 
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